[Kristorf]

Couple of 'Show' Spits in metal

[Guest]

Whoa, nice pair! A good set to be sure! Rule Britannia :!: :wink:

[fly_zo]

... gotta love them

thanks

Z

[Guest]

You've made tons of great Spit skins, Chris, but the authentic ones tend to be all business. Nice to have some Spits with more color to them, M8 :!: :wink:

[Kristorf]

Don, these are 'authentic, the top one is from the RNAF, the bottom one was/is painted in the colours of 610 RauxAF I think.

[Guest]

Oh! Thought you made 'em up as "what if's"!

What time period are we talking here, Chris :?:

[Kristorf]

610 Sqn disbanded in 1957, final A/C were Meteors so these were about 1947 (real ones were F14's I think)
The RNAF I have no idea, a squad mate asked me to do it (his fathers company restores them and is currently working on a Dutch T9)

[Guest]

The silver and red spit is 1947 Kings cup air race colours and was an F.21 my favourite spitfire paintscheme

[jopped]

Hi.

The Dutch spit is from 1949-1954 I think. I believe our spits were out of frond line use from 1954, but might be a little earlier.

Chris, is that dutch one a skin of your's? Never seen it. Not uploaded to M4T is it? Shame!! :lol:

The Dutch spits were first in RAF camouflage. Grey-Green. Their squadron code was H-individual number. Then 322 squadron went to the indies, and the spits were painted in some green colour. After their return, they were painted silver, and they were coaded 3W-individual number.

3W had been the squadron's code during their time in the RAF. Spitfires were also flown at the fighter school I believe, but I don't know to much about that.

My information might be incorrect, it's all based on memory.

Cheers,
Joppe

[={TTU}=Tomcat]

Very nice pics m8 i like the 3th one the best =)

[Kristorf]

Jopped,

The RNAF I have no idea, a squad mate asked me to do it (his fathers company restores them and is currently working on a Dutch T9)

Might release both in a show skin pack though mate

[jopped]

Please do so mate!!

Cheers,
Joppe

[Guest]

Thanks for the timeline tips, M8's :!:

[Nightshifter]

The silver and red spit is 1947 Kings cup air race colours and was an F.21 my favourite spitfire paintscheme

It's a Mk.XIVe but I'll let you away with that

There is a bubble top MK.XVI with the same paint scheme which is also gorgeous serial No. TD248

Nice work Kris, I've made the RN201 skin before as well, lovely looking aircraft.

[Kristorf]

Nightshifter,
The skins you made were top drawer mate, I just wanted to avoide the warping/stretching probs and the MkVIII does that superbly